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Grant Accountant

CFS
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • $70,000–$75,000 Per Year
6 days ago
CFS

Job Description



Grant Accountant
Salary: $70,000 - $75,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:



  • Join a collaborative accounting team led by experienced nonprofit finance leadership.

  • Gain hands-on exposure to complex federal, NYS, NYC, and private grant funding.

  • Play a visible role in grant reporting, compliance, reimbursement, and audit support.

  • Develop expertise in post-award grant management and financial analysis.

  • Work in a mission-driven nonprofit organization making a meaningful community impact.

  • Build advanced skills in budgeting, variance analysis, and grant financial reporting.

  • Collaborate across finance and program teams to support organizational success.

  • Opportunity to expand knowledge through evolving grant regulations and funding requirements.

  • Stable accounting role with broad exposure to nonprofit financial operations.


Key Responsibilities:



  • Prepare and submit monthly grant invoices and financial reports to funding agencies.

  • Analyze grant financial activity and identify budget variances.

  • Reconcile budget-to-actual expenses and prepare variance explanations.

  • Support grant audits by providing documentation and assisting auditors.

  • Submit grant budgets, amendments, modifications, and closeout documentation.

  • Ensure compliance with GAAP, agency policies, and grant funding requirements.


Qualifications:



  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

  • 3+ years of nonprofit grant accounting experience.

  • Experience working with Federal, NYS, NYC, and private grants.

  • Experience preparing grant-funded invoices and financial reports.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Fund EZ.

  • Experience with Passport, Payment Management System, and SMS/OTDA preferred.


Numbers & Facts

LocationBrooklyn, NY
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$70,000–$75,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1994
Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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Skills

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  • Billingunmatched
  • Budgetingunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Analysisunmatched
  • Financial Operationsunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Fundingunmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Grant Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Grant Auditunmatched
  • Grant Awardsunmatched
  • Grant Financialsunmatched
  • Grant Writingunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Nonprofitunmatched
  • Private Fundingunmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Reimbursementunmatched
  • Short Messaging Service (SMS)unmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Variance Analysisunmatched

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